Album

Shrines

Album

Shrines

It's been fascinating to watch 4AD evolve in the 21st century, as the iconic U.K. goth label has evolved into a global indie powerhouse with room for both Atlas Sound and Zomby. Canada's Purity Ring prove the exemplary 4AD band, then: Their debut is thick with the compressed synths and prickly hi-hats of contemporary hip-hop and dubstep, as well as irresistible electro-pop songcraft. Members Corin Roddick and Megan James are clearly goths at heart, couching their love songs in the language of bodily mutilation -- albeit in a chipper, processed style that suggests The Knife on helium.

About This Album

It's been fascinating to watch 4AD evolve in the 21st century, as the iconic U.K. goth label has evolved into a global indie powerhouse with room for both Atlas Sound and Zomby. Canada's Purity Ring prove the exemplary 4AD band, then: Their debut is thick with the compressed synths and prickly hi-hats of contemporary hip-hop and dubstep, as well as irresistible electro-pop songcraft. Members Corin Roddick and Megan James are clearly goths at heart, couching their love songs in the language of bodily mutilation -- albeit in a chipper, processed style that suggests The Knife on helium.

About This Album

It's been fascinating to watch 4AD evolve in the 21st century, as the iconic U.K. goth label has evolved into a global indie powerhouse with room for both Atlas Sound and Zomby. Canada's Purity Ring prove the exemplary 4AD band, then: Their debut is thick with the compressed synths and prickly hi-hats of contemporary hip-hop and dubstep, as well as irresistible electro-pop songcraft. Members Corin Roddick and Megan James are clearly goths at heart, couching their love songs in the language of bodily mutilation -- albeit in a chipper, processed style that suggests The Knife on helium.